‘The cost of living started my shoplifting’: Why stealing goods is on the rise

by lostrandomdude

3 comments
  1. While I feel sympathy for most of these people shoplifting, the person who’s ays they shoplift £7 coffee because they prefer the taste over cheaper brands is not one of them.

    I prefer more expensive tea, specifically Twinnings loose leaf oolong. I can’t afford it, and I can’t even afford Yorkshire Tea, so I buy the cheap supermarket tea.

    Shoplifting for luxury is theft, shoplifting for essentials, whislt morally wrong, I can overlook

  2. An Oxford student stealing £7 coffee because she likes the taste. What a stupid girl, risking throwing away the benefits of a degree from one of the top universities if she gets a conviction for stealing a nicer coffee

  3. People get concerned about the rise of CCTV, or facial recognition but it’s stuff like this that will see the rise.

    If a coop shop can track people and identify shoplifters they will, they’ll get their savings back and will see companies launching private claims as the police won’t do it.

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